Breeding can help protect your herd from TB and Liver Fluke infection.

PTAs are interpretative of the expected prevalence of TB or Liver Fluke infection in that animal's progeny.
Therefore, lower PTAs are more desirable.

Across All Dairy Breeds

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 85% (V High) 11.2 5
Liver Fluke (%) 34% (Low) 32.95 23

Progeny and Herdmate Performance

Date of Evaluation Trait Total Herds Total Progeny Records Average Progeny Prevalence Total Herdmate Records Average Herdmate Prevalence Interpretation
Sep 2025 TB (%) 14 82 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 2265 2% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 13 81 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 2152 1% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 16 25 8% of progeny had damaged livers 220 5% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 14 22 5% of progeny had damaged livers 197 5% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates
Field TB (Current) TB (Previous) Liver Fluke (Current) Liver Fluke (Previous)
Date of Evaluation Sep 2025 May 2025 Sep 2025 May 2025
Trait TB (%) TB (%) Liver Fluke (%) Liver Fluke (%)
Total Herds 14 13 16 14
Total Progeny Records 82 81 25 22
Average Progeny Prevalence 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 8% of progeny had damaged livers 5% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 2265 2152 220 197
Average Herdmate Prevalence 2% of herdmates were TB reactors 1% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% of herdmates had damaged livers 5% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates